European year-ahead electricity contracts were down on Wednesday, pressured by the fall in carbon emissions, gas and coal prices, while day-ahead delivery prices diverged as a forecast fall in wind output supported the German prompt. ›

Brent crude was trading around its highest in nearly four years on Wednesday, while U.S. crude futures fell as Washington tried to assure consumers that the market would be well supplied before sanctions are re-imposed on producer Iran. ›

Brent crude oil prices hit a fresh four-year high on Tuesday amid looming U.S. sanctions against Iran and an apparent reluctance by OPEC and Russia to raise output to offset the expected to hit to supply. ›

European prompt power contracts rose sharply on Monday on declining wind power supply in Germany, while the prospect of lower temperatures and coming winter demand drove monthly and quarterly contracts to records. ›